Minds On Music – The Kindermusik Blog
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Is your child constantly jumping, spinning, or rolling around the floor? Or perhaps they seem the opposite — motion-sensitive, hesitant to swing, or quick to get carsick? These behaviors aren’t just quirks. They often point to a vital and often overlooked part of your child’s brain development: the vestibular system.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lisa Sempsey, Kodály Educator Kids have boundless energy! That statement is no surprise if you’re a parent, caregiver, or teacher to a child. There are times that you may look at the children under your care and think, “they may not need a nap, but I do!” or, “how do they just keep going?” Well, …
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Want a child to speak more than one language fluently? Start early! Research shows that when children learn another language at a young age the more likely they are to understand it and speak like a native speaker. It’s never too early to begin learning another language. In fact, evidence indicates that babies have the …
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Research shows children exposed to early music-making (especially shared!) enhance early math skills, and reap the benefits years later. Here are three concrete examples…
Ever heard of a dulcimer, a didgeridoo, or a dun dun? Our Kindermusik students have! By exploring a variety of instruments, the children hear, see, and experience a variety of sounds – scratchy sounds, booming drum sounds, ringing sounds, trickling sounds, and more. And not just on Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day (which happens to be …
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Lifting. Squatting. Twirling. Bending. Whew! Sometimes Kindermusik class feels more like a workout than, well, a workout. Okay, maybe not P90x, but still! While a parent works out muscles each week, young children build early language skills through music and movement activities. 2 benefits of music and movement on language development Pairing the word with …
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“You may have tangible wealth untold: caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be… I had a mother read to me.” – Strickland Gillilan, The Reading Mother Reading aloud to a child is the most powerful way to prepare her for success in reading. . In her book, Reading …
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“The vestibular system controls the sense of movement and balance. From birth to about 15 months, the vestibular system is very active as the child gains a sense of gravity and knowledge of the physical environment through movement. Rocking, swaying, and movement which rotates the head stimulates the vestibular system, stimulating the brain for new …
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At Kindermusik, we’ve said it for years… Movement and learning go hand in hand. That’s why we found it fascinating that a recent study done in Australian schools identified a direct correlation between young children who engaged in a movement program as they were also being taught to read. The findings were astounding. The combination …
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What is TEMPO you ask? Simply put, tempo is the speed of the music. Fast, slow, and everything in-between! But why is TEMPO so important? There is a tempo in every sport your child will play, in every speech, every talk, every meeting your child will hold, and of course, in music. Here’s where being …
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